1999 Conference USA baseball tournament

The 1999 Conference USA baseball tournament was the 1999 postseason baseball championship of the NCAA Division I Conference USA, held at USA Stadium in Millington, Tennessee, from May 12 through 17. Tulane defeated Houston in the championship game, earning the conference's automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2]

1999 Conference USA
baseball tournament
Teams10
FormatPlay-in round followed by
eight-team double-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsTulane (3rd title)
Winning coachRick Jones (3rd title)
MVPMickey McKee (Tulane)
1999 Conference USA baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 24 Houston  y 207 .7414024 .625
No. 21 Tulane  y 198 .7044817 .738
Southern Miss  y 189 .6674023 .635
Memphis   1512 .5562826 .519
South Florida   1512 .5563127 .534
Louisville   1413 .5193719 .661
UNC Charlotte   1314 .4812626 .500
Cincinnati   918 .3333029 .508
UAB   720 .2592231 .415
Saint Louis   522 .1851939 .328
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1999[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Regular season results

TeamWLPCTGBSeed
Houston207.741
-
1
Tulane198.704
1
2
Southern Miss189.667
2
3
Memphis1512.556
5
4
South Florida1512.556
5
5
Louisville1413.519
6
6
UNC Charlotte1314.481
7
7
Cincinnati918.333
11
8
UAB720.259
13
9
Saint Louis522.185
15
10
  • Records reflect conference play only.[3]

Bracket

Play-in games

Two play-in games among the four teams with the worst regular season records decided which two teams would have the final two spots in the eight-team double-elimination bracket.

Double-elimination

First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinal
5South Florida8
4Memphis6
5South Florida3
1Houston14
10Saint Louis4
1Houston14
10Saint Louis0
1Houston3
10Saint Louis11
4Memphis910Saint Louis16
5South Florida5
2Tulane12
8Cincinnati5
1Houston9
2Tulane10
3Southern Miss4
2Tulane11
6Louisville5
3Southern Miss10
3Southern Miss7
2Tulane13
8Cincinnati9
6Louisville106Louisville2
3Southern Miss5
  • Bold indicates the winner of the game.
  • Italics indicate that the team was eliminated from the tournament.

All-tournament team

Position Player School
C Jarrod Bitter Houston
IF Andy Cannizaro Tulane
IF Brandon Caraway Houston
IF Jake Gautreau Tulane
IF Mickey McKee Tulane
OF Michael Artman Southern Miss
OF Matt Groff Tulane
OF Luke Williams Louisville
DH Chad Sutter Tulane
P Shane Nance Houston
RP Bryan Moore Houston
MVP Mickey McKee Tulane

References

  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1999". Boyd's World. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
  2. "2012 Conference USA Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). pp. 75–93. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
  3. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1999". BoydsWorld.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
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